Player of the Match
Player of the Match

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

SC Ganguly
107(120) 11x4 - 2x6
Control %86%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull/hook on back foot
  • 30 runs
  • 5x4 - 1x6
13 15 9 9 26 14 11 10
KO Otieno
KO Otieno
79(134) 6x4 - 2x6
Control %76%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 35 runs
  • 3x4 - 2x6
6 11 14 11 6 20 6 4

Best performances - Bowlers

TM Odoyo
TM Odoyo
O7
M0
R27
W2
Eco3.85
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
Harbhajan Singh
O10
M0
R41
W2
Eco4.1
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH

India have completed a win here that takes them that much closer to the semi-final spot they so covet. While it looked a comfortable win in the end there were several times when India were in deep trouble.

Kenya batted very sensibly earlier on, scoring 225 from 50 overs thanks to a big score from Thomas Odoyo at the top of the order When India came out to bat Sehwag, Tendulkar and Kaif were dismissed very cheaply.

After India were reduced to 24/3 thanks to some energetic Kenyan cricket Sourv Ganguly played a captain's knock, remaining unbeaten for 107

Ganguly's 21st ODI ton came when India needed it most and Ganguly was a visibly relieved man when he reached the landmark, punching his fifts in the air

While Dravid played sensibly if slowly for 32 before being out to Collins Obuya, Yuvraj Singh (58 not out) was brilliant for his Part

Keeping the strike rotating with ones and twos, Yuvraj also managed to lift the pressure by strikign some clean boundaries

At the end of the day, the 118-run partnership for the 5th wicket took India safely home with two overs to spare and six wickets in hand

The Indian team will also be happy that they got some valuable experience batting under lights in South Africa

Collins Obuya was a revelation with the ball

The Indians are among the best players of spin in the world and yet the leggie troubled them. Good spin and bounce ensured that batsmen were in trouble at all times

After a good spell for the first five overs tied the batsmen down In the end though the Indian's proved to be too good for the Kenyans

With this win, the Indians move to second place in the points table in the super six. Australia are ahead, India are 2nd with 12 points (8 points carried forward plus 4 for today's win)

All that's left is the announcement of the Man of the Match award It will probably be Sourav Ganguly for his century The excitement seems to be getting to us all!

As expected Ganguly has been named the Man of the Match and receives his gold watch

That brings us to the end of the coverage of this game It was a pleasure bringing it to you, we hope you enjoyed the coverage! Do send all your comments in to comms@cricinfo.com we appreciate all feedback

Till the next game, which is Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bloemfontein, it's a very good evening to you all from CricInfo!

47.5
1
Obuya to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run, on the off, down the track comes Yuvraj Singh, thumped back to midwicket, that is the winning run for India!
47.4
0
Obuya to Yuvraj Singh, no run, full and on the off, defended
47.3
4
Obuya to Yuvraj Singh, FOUR, on the off, full, Yuvraj Singh stands tall and plays a straight drive that is elegance personified
47.2
1
Obuya to Ganguly, 1 run, down the wicket, taken on the full, driven to deep midwicket
47.1
1
Obuya to Yuvraj Singh, 1 run, on the off, driven well to long on

END OF OVER:
47 | 10 Runs | IND: 219/4 (7 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 4.65, RRR: 2.33)

  • Sourav Ganguly106 (119b)
  • Yuvraj Singh52 (60b)
  • Steve Tikolo6-0-36-0
  • Collins Obuya9-2-43-1
46.6
2
Tikolo to Ganguly, 2 runs, paddled to deep fine leg

World Cup

Super Sixes
TeamMWLPTNRR
AUS550241.854
IND541200.886
KENYA532140.354
SL52311.5-0.844
NZ5148-0.896
ZIM5053.5-1.254
Pool A
TeamMWLPTNRR
AUS660242.045
IND651201.108
ZIM632140.504
ENG633120.821
PAK623100.227
NED6154-1.454
NAM6060-2.955
Pool B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL641181.204
KENYA64216-0.691
NZ642160.99
WI632141.103
SA632141.73
CAN6154-1.989
BAN6052-2.046